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Tom Bower
Known for: ActingRalph Thomas Bower (January 3, 1938 – May 30, 2024) was an American actor who appeared in a wide variety of television and film roles from 1973 to 2023. On television, he played physician Curtis Willard (husband of Mary-Ellen) on The Waltons (1975 - 1978). Bower also appeared in numerous series in guest roles, including Hill Street Blues, The X-Files, The West Wing, and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. In film, he had prominent supporting roles in notable films such as River's Edge (1986), Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), Die Hard 2 (1990), Nixon (1995), Pollock (2000), The Hills Have Eyes (2006), Appaloosa (2008), Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009), The Killer Inside Me (2010), and El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019). Bower was also an award-winning stage actor.
Filmography 59
Die Hard 2
+3
as Marvin 
The Hills Have Eyes
+2
as Gas Station Attendant 
13 Sins
as Father 
Beverly Hills Cop II
+2
as Russ Fielding 
We Have a Ghost
as Ernest Scheller 
High Crimes
+3
as FBI Agent Mullins 
Hearts in Atlantis
+2
as Len Files 
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
as Pat McDonagh 
Raymond & Ray
as Harris 
Out of the Furnace
+5
as Dan Dugan 
Appaloosa
+2
as Abner Raines 
Crazy Heart
+2
as Bill Wilson 
Light of My Life
as Tom 
True Believer
+1
as Cecil Skell 
River's Edge
as Bennett 
Raising Cain
+2
as Sgt, Cully 
Nixon
+2
as Frank Nixon 
The Million Dollar Hotel
as Hector 
The Killer Inside Me
+1
as Sheriff Bob Maples 
Lady in White
as Sheriff Saunders 
The Dain Curse
as Sgt. O'Gar 
The Laramie Project
as Father Roger Schmit 
White Man's Burden
as Stanley 
The Amateurs
as Floyd 
Double Down South
as Old Nick 
Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog
+2
as John Gale 
Against the Wall
as Ed 
Digging for Fire
+1
as Tom the Neighbor 
Talent for the Game
+1
as Reverend Bodeen 
A Slipping Down Life
as Mr. Decker 
I Melt with You
as Captain Bob 
Riders of the Purple Sage
as Judkins (uncredited) 
A Woman for All Men
as Construction Worker 
Pollock
+1
as Dan Miller 
Distant Thunder
as Louis 
The Badge
as Bull Hardwick 
Split Decisions
as Detective Walsh 
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
as Boone Chate 
Buffalo Soldiers
as Gen. Pike 
Undoing
as Don 
Dark Around the Stars
as Silky 
Nightbreaker
as Dan Cutter 
The Lightship
+1
as "Coop" Cooper 
The Avenging Angel
as Bill Hickman 
Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde
as Peter Baker 
When Hell Was in Session
as Lt. Jim Norton 
The Real Spies Among Friends
as Self 
Runoff
as Scratch 
As You Like It
as Jaques 
The Winds of Kitty Hawk
as William Tate 
Flannel Pajamas
as Bill 
Relentless 3
as Captain Phelan 
The Killing Jar
as Det. Jake Pestone 
The Land of the Astronauts
as Mr. Esteridge 
Lamb
as Foster 
In the Land of Milk and Money
as Lenny Cochran 
Georgia
as Erwin Flood 
Massive Retaliation
as Kirk Fredericks